Game apparatus.



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GAME APPARATUS. I APPLICATION FILED APR.9, I915, Lwwm Patented; July 6,1915.

l/VVE/VTOR W v- BY d W ATTOH y WITNESSES WILLIAM SZLANYI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 CHARLES H. DIEI'ZE, OF NEWARK, HEY V JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1915.

Application filed April it. 1915. Serial m. 20,190.

T all ic/l out it may concern.

Be it known that I, lViLLL-i'n SZLSNYI, a subject of the King of Hungary, and a resident of the city of,-l\'ew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a game apparatus, more particularly to an apparatus on. which a contest for recreation or amusement can be had to be won by shill.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce an apparatus of this. kind which is simple in construction, eliicient in operation, durable, and on which the. game can be played by a number of persons.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and C(HlStl'llCtlOll of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and pro portion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying-r drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line of Fig. 1; Fig. -5 is a. section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. i is a section taken, on a larger scale on line 4rlof Fig. 3 of a portion of the apparatus; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken through a. detail of con strurtion; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the detail shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the detail shown in Figs. and (l.

Broadly speaking, the invention consists of a support, carrying a plurality of targets provided with normally inyisible figures or objects, in combination with a. device for throwing projectiles against said targets, whereby said figures or objects are exposed to view.

Referring now inrnre par icularly to the drawings, the numen'l 10 indicates the base plate of the apparatus, provided along three of its edges, that is along-its front and side edges, with upwardly turned flanges 11. Along the rear edge of the base plate is formed an upwardly extending wall 12, for a purpose hereinafter to be described. In front of the wall 12 extends throughout the width of the base plate a support 13, in the form of a vertical plate member, the vertical edges of which are beaded, as shown at l-t, to form vertical channels 15, in which are seated vertically extending pins 16, the latter being attached to the baseplate. The support 13 is disposed above the side flanges 11 of the base plate, to permit the projectiles which are thrown in a. manner hereinafter to be described through openings in the support 13, to be brought toward the front of the base plate when it is intended togather the same. In the support is formed a row of apertures 17. With each aperture is associated a target 18, cc1nprising: a normally vertically extending portion 15) covering the corresponding aperture, and a normally horizontally extending portion '20, on the upper face of which is impressed or printed the representation of a figure, for instance of a human being, or of an animal or a lifeless object. In Fig. 7 there is shown at 21' "upon the target the representation of a soldier. The vertically extending portions 19 of" the targets are provided with characters 22, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6' of the drawings. The tarnets are pivoted to the support 13, and for this purpose the said support is pro ided with a plurality of small openings 23, through which isdrawn a wire. 2 1, that passes alternately thrrjiugh said (menings from one face of the support to the other face thereof, embracing reduced sections 25 of the targets, said reduced sections being disposed between the vmtically and horizon tal-ly extending; portions thereof. In this manner the said targets are pivotally attached to the sup 'icrt, the same being adapted to turn around those portions of the wire 24 which embraces the reduced sections 2.) thereof.

Upon. the front flange and portions of the side flanges ll is disposed a platform 26 for a toy gun or cannon 27. This cannon is shiftahle transversely upon the said platform to enable the operator to aim at the several targets. The cannon is carried by a support 28, which is formed, for'instance, of sheet metal, and encircles the cannon. The support has downwardly extending portions 29, which are riveted together at 30; These downwardly extending portions extend through a slot 31 in a plate member 31, the latter being placed upon the platform 26, that is provided with a transverse slot 32. Upon the underface of the platform is disposed a second plate member, denoted by the numeral 33, having two slots 34:. The downwardly extending portions of,-

the gun support merge into horizontally disposed sections 35, the latter being located etween the two plate members 31 and 33,

and terminate in clamping portions 36,

which project through the slots 34 and are caused to abut against the underface of the plate member 33. The width of the gun support is substantially the same as that of the slot 32, the plate members 31' and 33, 1 however, are wider than'the said slot. The

gun or cannon is thus shiftable in transverse direction upon the platform 26, and can be brought into firing position in relation to the several aperturesili in the sup- Po The operation of this device sas follows:

The operator shifts the toy cannon in proper relation to anyone of the targets, aims at it and throws a projectile, for instance a small size shot, against the said target. If a target is hit, it turns in the direction of the arrow shown in. Fig. 2 of the drawings around its pivot, whereby the object 21 is exposed to view, thereby indicating that the extending portion, and a platform upon said base plate, said platform being disposed in front ofjand at a substantial distance from said support, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 2nd day of April, A. D. 1915.

WILLIAM SZLANYI. 

